| /Airplanes/Allies/USA/07-Maritime-Planes/F6F-Hellcat/F6F-5Hellcat.htm | Up-dated: 20-05-2019 |
| /Airplanes/Allies/USA/07-Maritime-Planes/F6F-Hellcat/F6F-5Hellcat.htm | Up-dated: 20-05-2019 |
VF-17,
US Navy - CV-12 USS Hornet. Pacific Area, February 1945. |
VF-27,
US Navy - CVL-23 USS Princeton, October 1944. |
VF-85,
US Navy - CVL-38 USS Shangri-La, circa 1945. |
Cdr.David
McCampbell (top USN ace), CVG-15, US Navy - CV-9 USS Essex, 1945. |
VF-83,
US Navy - CV-9 USS Essex, May 1945. |
F6F-5
"Paper Doll", VF-27, US Navy - CVL-23 USS Princeton, Pacific
Ocean, Summer 1944. |
VF-4,
US Navy Lt. Will W. 'Dub' Taylor flew the entire war with VF-4 and VF-41, downing six enemy aircraft: one Vichy French and five Japanese. He flew this F6F-5 Hellcat (22) while with VF-4 aboard CV-9 USS Essex when he downed the Japanese aircraft. |
VOF-1,
US Navy - CVE-72 USS Tulagi during August of 1944. It carried
four German kill markings under the windshield. |
USMC - MCAS Eaw, Oahu, Hawaii, late 1945. The aircraft was used as
advanced trainer. |
